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Read more about the article Early Spring at Severn Run

Early Spring at Severn Run

  • Post published:March 28, 2026
  • Post category:Latest/Reports

Signs are everywhere that activity in the upper Severn watershed is increasing, from the perch spawn to eagles, hawks, ospreys, turtles, deer, and foliage springing to life!

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Read more about the article 2025 Angling & Adventure Review

2025 Angling & Adventure Review

  • Post published:December 25, 2025
  • Post category:Adventures/Features/Reports

From January through December and season to season, we fished for various species in many locations using multiple angling styles!

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Read more about the article Winter Perch ‘N Pickerel Archives

Winter Perch ‘N Pickerel Archives

  • Post published:November 11, 2025
  • Post category:Tactics

We've covered a lot of water fishing for the two species; read our reports from past seasons for tips, techniques, must-have lures, and locations!

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Read more about the article Thaw Out & First Casts

Thaw Out & First Casts

  • Post published:January 31, 2025
  • Post category:Reports

With winter's grip loosening and fishing opportunities increasing, we plan to target trout on the fly, perch and fallfish spinning, and jerking up pickerel, among other species!

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Read more about the article Yellow Perch and Pickerel Season Fires Up!

Yellow Perch and Pickerel Season Fires Up!

  • Post published:November 26, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, both species tend to get frisky, feed hard, and offer anglers excellent fishing!

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Read more about the article Weekly Fishing Report

Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:March 15, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

A beautiful week of weather in the middle Chesapeake has led to an increase in fish activity (many species) and anglers ready to catch them!

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:March 8, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

A weather warm-up has the fish and anglers active, with multi-species reports flooding in...spring is close!

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:February 29, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

From sunny and 65 degrees to an Arctic blast dropping temps to freezing, the Bay region's weather this week has definitely impacted fisheries

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Weekly Fishing Report

  • Post published:February 23, 2024
  • Post category:Reports

A fairly conventional late-winter week with fish holding in pre-spawn patterns; we await the first major push of yellow perch...

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šŸ“ Severn River, Maryland
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It was a good Friday morning. Goals met. April c+r It was a good Friday morning. Goals met. April c+r is the real deal. Found a couple packs of chunky stripers in the Severn/Whitehall area, cruising in 4–6’. Got a few fish to eat. All on the SP minnow pictured. A bit foggy through morning and overcast, which was great. Calm water until 10:30am. Fish seemed to bite about an hour into the tide turning. Bite lasted maybe an hour tops. Give it a shot when the conditions align—the opportunity is out there…

#stripedbass #chesapeakebayfishing #chasingtail #fishon #stripedbassfishing
More signs of Severn R. spring: snakehead in a tre More signs of Severn R. spring: snakehead in a tree, osprey return, skunk cabbage, redbuds, red-shouldered hawk, carp carcass. Lots going on—live, dead—circle of life is only going to move faster as the weather warms…

#severnriver #circleoflife #fishing #snakehead #chesapeakebay
Yellow perch have spawned in Severn Run…these egg Yellow perch have spawned in Severn Run…these egg masses are likely a week-plus old. Saw them when scouting the run last week. Best educated guess is the perch made their run during the first warmup earlier this month. Many more signs of spring up there. Will post more…

#severnriver #chesapeakebayfishing #yellowperch @sraontheriver #chesapeakebay #signsofspring
Nice day for a shakedown cruise to the head of the Nice day for a shakedown cruise to the head of the Severn, to fish for…..gizzard shad?! Bleh šŸ¤®šŸ˜‚ All good fun regardless, but maybe I should have ventured to the mouth?

#fishin #anglin #feelslikespringā˜€ļø #severnriver #chesapeakebayfishing
HNY! Hiked into the headwaters today to find carp. HNY! Hiked into the headwaters today to find carp. Found a good number of them—all sizes, with some bigs in the mix. I tried method feeding and got them to nose the bait but couldn’t entice a really good take/hookset. Still learning this species and different techniques. Also saw the remnants of carp the eagles and hawks have been picking off. This is a fun winter pursuit! 

#carpefishing #commoncarp #carpangling #chesapeakebayfishing #winterseason #januaryhikes #hiking #bankfishing #reelchesapeake
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